The Western Office representative of North Carolina's Office of State Archaeology (OSA) coordinates and implements a region-wide program of prehistoric and historic archaeology. Legal and professional responsibilities include:

  • archaeological resource protection, 
  • archaeological data inventory, 
  • public education, 
  • regulatory compliance review and 
  • technical assistance.

For more information, contact Dylan Clark, Assistant State Archaeologist, at dylan.clark@ncdcr.gov, or (828) 250-3109.

Or Rachael Denton, Staff Archaeologist (NCDOT), at rach.denton@ncdcr.gov, or (828)250-3111.